This is a movie review for "Fade to Black", released October 14, 1980. I watched this on VHS on May 30, 2019.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Run Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes
Trailer
(Main) Cast
Dennis Christopher ... Eric Binford
Tim Thomerson ... Dr. Jerry Moriarty
Gwynne Gilford ... Officer Anne Oshenbull
Norman Burton ... Marty Berger (as Normann Burton)
Linda Kerridge ... Marilyn O'Connor
Morgan Paull ... Gary Bially
James Luisi ... Captain M.L. Gallagher
Eve Brent ... Aunt Stella Binford (as Eve Brent Ashe)
Tim Thomerson ... Dr. Jerry Moriarty
Gwynne Gilford ... Officer Anne Oshenbull
Norman Burton ... Marty Berger (as Normann Burton)
Linda Kerridge ... Marilyn O'Connor
Morgan Paull ... Gary Bially
James Luisi ... Captain M.L. Gallagher
Eve Brent ... Aunt Stella Binford (as Eve Brent Ashe)
Plot
A young man named Eric has one hobby: movie trivia. He watches movies whenever he is not working at his dead-end job (delivering film supplies). He also has an obsession with Marilyn Monroe, queen of the silver screen. Eric sees a girl that reminds him of Marilyn Monroe, with the actual name of Marilyn, and he asks her for a date. When she stands him up, something snaps within himself and he partially loses his mind. He decides to start standing up for himself against the bullies at work, his aunt, and everyone else - movie style. Who will be taken out? What costume will he use next....? Will he get his just revenge?
Official MPAA Rating (According to
IMDB.com):
G / General Audiences
PG / Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned
R / Restricted
X
Not Rated
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute
waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of
something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but
could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly
amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all
around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
3/5 - *SPOILERS* This is a psychological movie about a kid that loses his mind/reality when he is dejected by his aunt, his coworkers, and a pretty girl (Marilyn Monroe look alike). The reaction of the cops is pretty depressing - killing him without him pointing his gun at anyone. He got his little bit of fame at the end but it didn't save his life...
I personally did not like this movie but that doesn't mean that it is bad for everyone. Feel free to view it as you wish. [The trailer is much more interesting than the movie, honestly.]
Thanks for reading! More reviews to come.
~ Gracie Mae DeLunac
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